Dimple makers create an indent by compressing the skin and underlying fat in the cheek. “This is basic clamping with cheeks,” Obeng explains. “And if you do it for a long time, it is ...

While some consider a perfect smile or jawline aesthetically pleasing, dimples carry the day for others. In some cultures, these small indentations on the chin or cheeks signify beauty and luck.

In people with dimples, the muscle splits into two separate bundles, creating a small depression in the cheek when they smile. This anatomical variation is usually present from birth and remains ...